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Bolt sets searing pace in Zurich

Jamaica's Usain Bolt followed last week's record-breaking exploits at the World Championships with another blisteringly fast 100m in Zurich. The world and Olympic champion, who set a world best of 9.58 seconds in Berlin, came from behind to beat compatriot Asafa Powell in a time of 9.81. Powell finished in 9.88, followed by Americans Darvis Patton (9.95) and Michael Rodgers in 9.98. Sanya Richards won the 400m to retain hope of the $1m Golden League jackpot. The American won in 48.94 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year, with Britain's Christine Ohuruogu down in fourth place in 50.41, and Nicola Sanders sixth in 51.02. I would say this was a shaky race Usain Bolt Richards needs to win the 400m in the last Golden League meet in Brussels next week to be one of the jackpot winners - the prize goes to the athlete or athletes who win their event in all six of the Golden League meets. "I stayed in my race and waited until the top when I knew I'd be strong,&q

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Nationality: Jamaican Date of birth:21 August 1986 (1986-08-21) (age 23) [1] Place of birth: Trelawny , Jamaica [2] Height:1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [3] Weight:86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st Competitor for Jamaica Men's athletics Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m Gold 2008 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay World Championships Gold 2009 Berlin 100 m Gold 2009 Berlin 200 m Gold 2009 Berlin 4 × 100 m relay Silver 2007 Osaka 200 m Silver 2007 Osaka 4 × 100 m relay World Junior Championships Gold 2002 Kingston 200 mSilver 2002 Kingston 4 × 100 m relaySilver 2002 Kingston 4 × 400 m relay World Youth Championships Gold 2003 Sherbrooke 200 m

Live - Athletics World Championships

2118: "Nein nein nein nein" Raul Spank cries out. The German fails his leap as the men's high jump final gets super-tasty. It's down to four. Yaroslav Rybakov, Kyriakos Ioannou and Sylwester Bednarek also in the hunt for medals. Lot of screaming. Very noisy event this. And the crowd are loving it. Could go mental if Spank does something special in a minute. They're attempting 2.35m. Rybakov will win if nobody gets any higher. From Emily in Bristol via text on 81111: "why do they compete in sunglasses when it's dark?! are the floodlights really that bright?!" 2111:NEWSFLASH: The US 4x100m relay team have been disqualified for stepping out of their lane, according to Hazel Irvine as the live TV coverage goes. Red button and website video still running. And I'm not leaving you until the last person in Berlin turns the lights out. More on this soon. Allyson Felix, 200m champion: "I knew I was very strong and was able to power away. I wanted to r

Live - Athletics World Championships

2044: Women's 200m final coming up. GB's Emily Freeman in the final. In lane two and facing some fierce runners. Can Felix win again? 2040: Rimmer is puffing and panting and struggling. Amine Laalou wins with Lopez in second with a brilliant diving finish over the line. Desperate stuff. Rimmer looked cream crackered. Will be interesting to see what he says about that one. He says: "It was tough. That was the best I could produce. I gave it my all - I just didn't have it on the day. I'm proud I got in good enough shape to be here but I just didn't have it." 2034: Rimmer up next in the last heat of the 800m. C'mon Michael my son. Up against David Rudisha who Steve Cram calls "brilliant". 2029: Another very fast 800m semi. Yusuf Kamel bursts through to win. Asbel Kiprop gets bumped and then gives up and falls to the back. Former Olympic champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy in second ahead of Alfred Kirwa Yego. Tom Fordyce on Twitter in Berlin: "The